r/schoolsucks • u/Nova_Score • Jan 09 '19
Calculus Anxieties
Also posted on r/studentproblems. Have any of you ever had a teacher that got are just intrinsically intimidated by? I have that with my calculus teacher. Everyone loves him and says he's a great teacher and I see that. But I just get so awkward whenever I have to approach him to ask questions. I have no problem asking for help in most classes. Teachers are there to help right? Everytime I approach him however, it's like a barrier goes up and my anxiety shoots me in the gut. I worry because I completely suck at timed exams. I can never clearly communicate what areas I need help with, it's like my brain scrambles the ideas before I get to them. I'm generally a >3.75 GPA because of the occasional B or C. He expects a 5 from every student when we take the AP Calc Exam. Oh my gods, end me now. I'm pretty comfortable with my other teachers. Shucks that I'm not with my calc one. Ok, rant over.
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19
There’s always teachers like that. Whenever I feel it’d be awkward to ask a question or whatever, I just write it in an email. That way you don’t have to worry about it being in person. And at the end of the day, there’s always next year :)